# nessa
## Cornish
### Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *nesaβ̃ (“nearest”), from Proto-Celtic *nessamos, superlative of *nessos.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nɛsə/

### Adjective

nessa (abbreviated 2a)
* second
    Synonym: eyl
* next
* nearest

#### Derived terms

* bys dhe'n nessa tro (“until next time”)
* dilla nessa (“underwear”)
* nessa bledhen (“next year”)
* nessa dhe'n kres (“inner”)
* pub nessa dydh (“every other day”)
* skol nessa (“secondary school”)
* terebo nessa (“until next time”)

## Ligurian
### Etymology

From Late Latin neptia, from Latin neptis.

### Noun

nessa
* niece

## Maltese

* Root
* n-s-j
* 11 terms

### Etymology

From Arabic نَسَّى (nassā).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnɛs.sa/

### Verb

nessa (imperfect jnessi, past participle mnessi, verbal noun tinsija)
* (ditransitive) to make (someone) forget (something)
    Dan il-film inessini kull inkwiet li għandi. ― This film makes me forget all my worries.

#### Conjugation
## Old Irish
### Alternative forms

* nesa, neso, nesso, nessu, nesu

### Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *nessos +‎ -a (comparative suffix)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈn͈ʲesa]

### Adjective

nessa
* nearer, closer

#### Descendants

* Irish: neasa
** ⇒ Irish: neas
* Manx: niessey

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 nes(s)a”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnɛ.sɐ/
* Hyphenation: nes‧sa
* Rhymes: -ɛsɐ

### Contraction

nessa f sg
* Contraction of em essa (“in that (near you, feminine)”): feminine singular of nesse
** 2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 141:Diante dessa confusão, é uma surpresa que tantos tenham obtido nota para passar nessa matéria.From this confusion, it is a surprise that so much people had obtained grades to be approved in this subject.

#### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:nesse.

#### See also

Portuguese demonstratives :
| | | Pronouns | Pronouns | Pronouns | Pronouns | Pronouns | Adverbs |
| | | Singular | Singular | Plural | Plural | Neuter | Adverbs |
| | | Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Adverbs |
| Proximal | X | este | esta | estes | estas | isto | aqui, cá |
| Proximal | de + X | deste | desta | destes | destas | disto | daqui |
| Proximal | em + X | neste | nesta | nestes | nestas | nisto | — |
| Medial | X | esse | essa | esses | essas | isso | aí |
| Medial | de + X | desse | dessa | desses | dessas | disso | daí |
| Medial | em + X | nesse | nessa | nesses | nessas | nisso | — |
| Distal | X | aquele | aquela | aqueles | aquelas | aquilo | ali, lá, acolá |
| Distal | de + X | daquele | daquela | daqueles | daquelas | daquilo | dali |
| Distal | em + X | naquele | naquela | naqueles | naquelas | naquilo | — |
| Distal | a + X | àquele | àquela | àqueles | àquelas | àquilo | — |
| Anaphoric | X | o | a | os | as | — | — |
| Anaphoric | de + X | do | da | dos | das | — | — |
| Anaphoric | em + X | no | na | nos | nas | — | — |
| Anaphoric | a + X | ao | à | aos | às | — | — |